Bethanechol
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Bethanechol is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on CHRM2 and CHRM3; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1992
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Urecholine
- First approved
- 1 January 1982 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 8 in 2 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Knight Therapeutics; 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 7, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Digestive system; Hormones; Cancer; Blood and lymph; Bones, joints and muscles; Immune system
US protection
No US protection is listed.
The FDA registers list no drug-substance patent or exclusivity that counts for this drug.
This is the US only.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
3 company-target rows on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
In the product3 company-target rows are on route B because of Bethanechol.
See the 3 company-target rows on route B for this drug, with the facts behind eachRequest access. Nothing is shown until you do.
Targets
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 7 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Knight Therapeutics | Applicant | 1992 to now |
| Teva | Acquired holder | 2025 to now |
| Merck & Co. | Earlier holder |